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fall away from

VERB

apostatize

Synonyms

STRONG

abandon desert reject renounce stray tergiversate

WEAK

break faith change sides sell out

Antonyms

STRONG

allow approve stay support

VERB

defect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon abscond depart desert pull out quit reject renounce revolt withdraw

STRONG

apostatize forsake go lapse leave rat rebel renege schism spurn tergiversate turn

WEAK

back out break faith change sides go back on go over go over the fence run out sell out take a walk tergiverse turn coat walk out on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve come continue persevere remain stay support

WEAK

come in join

Example Sentences

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That is what Chelsea are playing for too, after that run of six straight league defeats saw them fall away from the Champions League places.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Engineers are using precision cuts to control how the trusses break down, causing them to fall away from the Dali when explosives send them tumbling into the water, officials said.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

“They can blow it up and plan to have it fall away from the rubble,” he said.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2021

Deutsch added that the media should continue pursuing the issue, rather than letting it fall away from the news cycle.

From Fox News • Jan. 10, 2020

He felt as though if he tried to move one of his feet, he would fall away from the earth completely.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

fall away from

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